the only thing I see them standing up against is letting people use the imagined sex to override scientific factual biological gender
Take a look at the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court right now. Do you really think a 6–3 conservative majority will let Obergefell v. Hodges stand? Do you really think Republicans aren’t going to try making that happen? Because I have a queer-bashing Lieutenant Governor in my home state that would love to tell you otherwise.
The Religious Right and the GOP are so intertwined now that religious conservatives will absolutely use their power to attack queer people—and if you think by “queer” I mean “trans”, you’re deluding yourself. Every civil right that queer people have fought to access—the right to marry, the right to openly serve in the military, the right to not be fucking fired for being queer—can and will be stripped away by the party of Trump if they see the chance to do that.
But hey, it’s not like attacks on the rights of queer people by a party willing to say and do anything to smear queer people is any of your concern, right?
Show me one single thing the republicans have attempted in 20 years that is damaging to me (other than the admitted roe issue)
Their intransigence on fighting climate change, their continued (and ongoing) attempts to break down the wall of separation between church and state, their enacting of socialism for the rich (in the form of tax breaks for the wealthy), and their attempts to repeal Obamacare without any actual full-throated replacement plan ready to go. That’s four in the span of about five minutes. If I had a day’s worth of prep time and the energy to do the research, I could likely quintuple that number.
But hey, it’s not like global climate change, forced religious practice, the growing economic divide, and the destruction of the biggest reform of American healthcare in decades is any of your concern, right?
3B sets aside payments of millions per family for illegal aliens.
[citation needed from a source that has actual credibility; OAN, Fox News, and your ass don’t count]
I use my own brain and don’t let someone else tell me when I am or am not targeted or oppressed.
Then read their goddamned platform. The following is from a section of the 2016 Republican Platform (which was adopted as the 2020 Republican Platform without any changes whatsoever) titled “Marriage, Family, and Society”; any emphasis is mine:
Foremost among those institutions is the American family. It is the foundation of civil society, and the cornerstone of the family is natural marriage, the union of one man and one woman. Its daily lessons — cooperation, patience, mutual respect, responsibility, self-reliance — are fundamental to the order and progress of our Republic. Strong families, depending upon God and one another, advance the cause of liberty by lessening the need for government in their daily lives. Conversely, as we have learned over the last five decades, the loss of faith and family life leads to greater dependence upon government. That is why Republicans formulate public policy, from taxation to education, from healthcare to welfare, with attention to the needs and strengths of the family.
It is also why everyone should be concerned about the state of the American family today, not because of ideology or doctrine, but because of the overwhelming evidence of experience, social science, and common sense. All of which give us these truths about traditional marriage: Children raised in a two-parent household tend to be physically and emotionally healthier, more likely to do well in school, less likely to use drugs and alcohol, engage in crime or become pregnant outside of marriage. We oppose policies and laws that create a financial incentive for or encourage cohabitation. Moreover, marriage remains the greatest antidote to child poverty. The 40 percent of children who now are born outside of marriage are five times more likely to live in poverty than youngsters born and raised by a mother and father in the home. Nearly three-quarters of the $450 billion government annually spends on welfare goes to single-parent households. This is what it takes for a governmental village to raise a child, and the village is doing a tragically poor job of it.
The data and the facts lead to an inescapable conclusion: Every child deserves a married mom and dad. The reality remains that millions of American families do not have the advantages that come with that structure. We honor the courageous efforts of those who bear the burdens of parenting alone and embrace the principle that all Americans should be treated with dignity and respect. But respect is not enough. Our laws and our government’s regulations should recognize marriage as the union of one man and one woman and actively promote married family life as the basis of a stable and prosperous society. For that reason, as explained elsewhere in this platform, we do not accept the Supreme Court’s redefinition of marriage and we urge its reversal, whether through judicial reconsideration or a constitutional amendment returning control over marriage to the states. We oppose government discrimination against businesses or entities which decline to sell items or services to individuals for activities that go against their religious views about such activities.
Families formed or enlarged by adoption strengthen our communities and ennoble our nation. Private entities which facilitate adoptions enrich our communities. We support measures such as the First Amendment Defense Act to ensure these entities do not face government discrimination because of their views on marriage and family. We applaud the Republican initiatives which have led to an increase in adoptions, an achievement which should be recognized in any restructuring of the federal tax code. While the number of children in foster care has stabilized, teens who age out of that setting often are abruptly left to face the world on their own. We urge states and community groups to help these young adults become independent.
The GOP doesn’t give a fuck about queer people and their families because the GOP doesn’t think queer people can even have families. Hell, the GOP thinks queer people even trying to have a family is literally part of the downfall of American society.
But hey, it’s not like the GOP actively shitting on queer people to keep its largely religious conservative voter base intact is any of your concern, right?
Oh, it’s a long list.
And this is all happening to you, personally, every day—like, you can prove that actual people are actually and explicitly attacking you in those ways during the course of a given day? Because if not: Your “threats” are as imagined as the Critical Race Theory courses being taught in K-12 schools.
Name a single thing with legislative facts that the republicans have done since 2000 that would be against my interest?
I can name one thing since 2000 that they pushed for, voted for, and ultimately signed into law that went against everyone’s best interests: The Patriot Act.
But hey, it’s not like Americans losing a shitload of their civil liberties to authoritarian government entities out of a fear of international terrorism while being taught to ignore or downplay domestic terrorism (which is largely committed by right-wing groups) is any of your concern, right?
I choose the person most likely to represent more of my personal concerns.
Yes, yes, you’re a selfist cunt who thinks property matters more than people and Christian fascism is something America should embrace. We know this shit already.
I’m not worried about laws a republican congress comes up with because the Supreme Court will cut down anything unconstitutional.
You keep telling yourself that. The 6–3 conservative-leaning Supreme Court we have for the next few years will likely prove you wrong—especially in re: Roe v. Wade.
most outrageous aspects will be culled in time
Republicans think laws that protect queer people are outrageous. Republicans think letting children read literature with queer characters is outrageous. Republicans think queer people—you know, people like you—even existing is outrageous.
If and when the GOP manages to pull off its fascist takeover of the United States (regardless of whether Donald Trump is in the White House when that happens) how long do you think you’ll last in a country where the law considers you as something worth “culling”? Your being a Trumpist won’t save you when they line you up against the wall, you know.
paying criminals for breaking the law
[citation needed]
the republic[ans] only have one single agenda item that affects anyone I know, abortion
Then you either haven’t been paying attention to, or you agree with, their entire platform.
Some dark, horrid, I-wish-I-could-kill-it part of me wants to see Donald Trump win in 2024 only so you can watch the end of American democracy at the hands of Trump and the GOP—because I will show you no pity when it happens and you come begging for an apology for what you’ve helped unleash upon this country.
Own your desire for American fascism, Trumpist. It’s exactly what you voted for—twice.
Children learn by copying. But you’d rather treat them as potential criminals and either prevent them from doing anything that would help them learn how to express themselves creatively or subject them to insane punishments, and all because you believe all copying (regardless of context) is copyright infringement.
You should be asking if builder is available for other people to use
If it is available, you would be able to point to something made with your program that wasn’t made by you.
If it isn’t available, you wouldn’t be able to do that.
Yes or no: Can you point to something made with your program that wasn’t made by you?
You cannot say anything about the technology that I have available.
I’ve seen what your program is capable of. I can absolutely say that your program is so far behind the times that you come as if you’re trying to rebuild the first-ever printing press from scratch while everyone else is using laser printers.
"We can't let you do something legal because we fucked up on our copyright maximalism" seems to be a good enough reason.
Did Konami fuck up with the licensing? Yes. But what’s the bigger problem: Konami fucking up with copyright licensing or a copyright system Konami didn’t invent making that licensing necessary in the first place?
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Take a look at the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court right now. Do you really think a 6–3 conservative majority will let Obergefell v. Hodges stand? Do you really think Republicans aren’t going to try making that happen? Because I have a queer-bashing Lieutenant Governor in my home state that would love to tell you otherwise.
The Religious Right and the GOP are so intertwined now that religious conservatives will absolutely use their power to attack queer people—and if you think by “queer” I mean “trans”, you’re deluding yourself. Every civil right that queer people have fought to access—the right to marry, the right to openly serve in the military, the right to not be fucking fired for being queer—can and will be stripped away by the party of Trump if they see the chance to do that.
But hey, it’s not like attacks on the rights of queer people by a party willing to say and do anything to smear queer people is any of your concern, right?
Their intransigence on fighting climate change, their continued (and ongoing) attempts to break down the wall of separation between church and state, their enacting of socialism for the rich (in the form of tax breaks for the wealthy), and their attempts to repeal Obamacare without any actual full-throated replacement plan ready to go. That’s four in the span of about five minutes. If I had a day’s worth of prep time and the energy to do the research, I could likely quintuple that number.
But hey, it’s not like global climate change, forced religious practice, the growing economic divide, and the destruction of the biggest reform of American healthcare in decades is any of your concern, right?
[citation needed from a source that has actual credibility; OAN, Fox News, and your ass don’t count]
Then read their goddamned platform. The following is from a section of the 2016 Republican Platform (which was adopted as the 2020 Republican Platform without any changes whatsoever) titled “Marriage, Family, and Society”; any emphasis is mine:
The GOP doesn’t give a fuck about queer people and their families because the GOP doesn’t think queer people can even have families. Hell, the GOP thinks queer people even trying to have a family is literally part of the downfall of American society.
But hey, it’s not like the GOP actively shitting on queer people to keep its largely religious conservative voter base intact is any of your concern, right?
And this is all happening to you, personally, every day—like, you can prove that actual people are actually and explicitly attacking you in those ways during the course of a given day? Because if not: Your “threats” are as imagined as the Critical Race Theory courses being taught in K-12 schools.
I can name one thing since 2000 that they pushed for, voted for, and ultimately signed into law that went against everyone’s best interests: The Patriot Act.
But hey, it’s not like Americans losing a shitload of their civil liberties to authoritarian government entities out of a fear of international terrorism while being taught to ignore or downplay domestic terrorism (which is largely committed by right-wing groups) is any of your concern, right?
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Yes, yes, you’re a selfist cunt who thinks property matters more than people and Christian fascism is something America should embrace. We know this shit already.
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Now now, let’s not assume things.
Lozenge could want to keep Trump’s asshole nice and clean at any cost.
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You keep telling yourself that. The 6–3 conservative-leaning Supreme Court we have for the next few years will likely prove you wrong—especially in re: Roe v. Wade.
Republicans think laws that protect queer people are outrageous. Republicans think letting children read literature with queer characters is outrageous. Republicans think queer people—you know, people like you—even existing is outrageous.
If and when the GOP manages to pull off its fascist takeover of the United States (regardless of whether Donald Trump is in the White House when that happens) how long do you think you’ll last in a country where the law considers you as something worth “culling”? Your being a Trumpist won’t save you when they line you up against the wall, you know.
[citation needed]
Then you either haven’t been paying attention to, or you agree with, their entire platform.
[citation needed]
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I would hate you for being a fascist, but I already pity you for being one of the future victims of the anti-queer Christian fascism you support.
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Some dark, horrid, I-wish-I-could-kill-it part of me wants to see Donald Trump win in 2024 only so you can watch the end of American democracy at the hands of Trump and the GOP—because I will show you no pity when it happens and you come begging for an apology for what you’ve helped unleash upon this country.
Own your desire for American fascism, Trumpist. It’s exactly what you voted for—twice.
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That you think I am without joy or happiness or a sense of humor in my life is one of your many failings, Trumpist. It isn’t one of mine.
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I say let’s see them produce a court order to make that inspection first.
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And you did it behind my back, which I consider a personal attack. If you want to insult me, do it to my face, Trumpist.
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You heavily implied that I am joyless and unhappy. I consider that a personal attack. Attack me to my face from now on, Trumpist.
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If you’re going to attack me, do it to my face, Trumpist.
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Children learn by copying. But you’d rather treat them as potential criminals and either prevent them from doing anything that would help them learn how to express themselves creatively or subject them to insane punishments, and all because you believe all copying (regardless of context) is copyright infringement.
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And yet, people are still using Blender instead of scrambling to kiss your ass.
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Hire dumbass lawyers, get dumbass results.
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If it is available, you would be able to point to something made with your program that wasn’t made by you.
If it isn’t available, you wouldn’t be able to do that.
Yes or no: Can you point to something made with your program that wasn’t made by you?
I’ve seen what your program is capable of. I can absolutely say that your program is so far behind the times that you come as if you’re trying to rebuild the first-ever printing press from scratch while everyone else is using laser printers.
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You’re supposed to lick the boot, not make a whole meal out of it.
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Did Konami fuck up with the licensing? Yes. But what’s the bigger problem: Konami fucking up with copyright licensing or a copyright system Konami didn’t invent making that licensing necessary in the first place?
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I can think of a lot of reasons to rag on Konami; they’ve given everyone plenty of those over the past few years. This isn’t one of them.
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“Bullshit!” — copyright maximalists
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When I said “at least”, that was the nicest outcome I was thinking of. At most, copyright should be abolished completely. Like I said: Fuck copyright.
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